Number of employed individuals in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Number of employed individuals was 12,204 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
12,204
Change on year
up 25.5%
World rank
42nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
12,204
in 2017
All-time low
8,018
in 2010
Years of data
13
2005–2017

Number of employed individuals in United Kingdom, 2005–2017

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2005201120172005: 10.1k2006: 9.6k2007: 9.1k2008: 8.6k2009: 8.7k2010: 8.0k2011: 8.2k2012: 10.4k2013: 10.4k2014: 9.7k2015: 8.9k2016: 9.7k2017: 12.2k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 12,204 for number of employed individuals in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed individuals in United Kingdom peaked at 12,204 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,018, in 2010.

That places United Kingdom 42nd out of 80 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,221 8,560 10,137 5
2010s 9,695 8,018 12,204 8

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 39 Spain 14,532 compare
  2. 40 Mongolia 13,536 compare
  3. 41 Poland 13,036 compare
  4. 43 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,708 compare
  5. 44 Portugal 11,332 compare
  6. 45 Namibia 10,839 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed individuals in United Kingdom?
Number of employed individuals in United Kingdom was 12,204 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed individuals recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 12,204 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of employed individuals recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 8,018 in 2010.
How does United Kingdom rank for number of employed individuals?
United Kingdom ranks 42nd out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is number of employed individuals rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of employed individuals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of employed individuals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,012 data points, 2000–2022
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